Thunder 92-87 Nuggets (May 11, 2025) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

68-14, 32-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	17	25	21	29	92
DEN	8	28	33	18	87

TIME	OKC	DEN
12:00	Chet Holmgren vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:39	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	Jalen Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:27	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	0	0
11:21	Thunder defensive team rebound	0	0
11:09	Chet Holmgren misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:06	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	0	0
11:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 6-foot two point shot	0	0
10:58	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
10:50	Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover (Jalen Williams steals)	0	0
10:36	Chet Holmgren makes 2-foot dunk (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	2	0
10:12	Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
10:09	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	2	0
10:04	Jamal Murray misses 13-foot two point shot	2	0
10:01	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	2	0
9:49	Chet Holmgren misses driving floating jump shot	2	0
9:49	Nuggets defensive team rebound	2	0
9:35	Jalen Williams blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
9:33	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	2	0
9:24	Nikola Jokic defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	2	0
9:24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw	3	0
9:18	Nikola Jokic personal foul	3	0
9:09	Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	0
9:06	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	3	0
8:57	Chet Holmgren shooting foul	3	0
8:57	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	3	1
8:57	Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	3	1
8:55	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	3	1
8:49	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot two point shot	5	1
8:26	Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Nikola Jokic 's 4-foot driving floating jump shot	5	1
8:24	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	5	1
8:20	Luguentz Dort misses 22-foot three point shot	5	1
8:16	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	5	1
8:08	Christian Braun makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	5	3
7:55	Isaiah Hartenstein misses 8-foot two point shot	5	3
7:54	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	5	3
7:50	Jalen Williams vs. Aaron Gordon (Chet Holmgren gains possession)	5	3
7:48	Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover (Jalen Williams steals)	5	3
7:38	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	7	3
7:22	Christian Braun lost ball turnover (Jalen Williams steals)	7	3
7:10	Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	3
7:07	Chet Holmgren offensive rebound	7	3
7:03	Jalen Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	3
6:58	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	7	3
6:54	Nuggets Full timeout	7	3
6:54	Alex Caruso enters the game for Chet Holmgren	7	3
6:54	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	7	3
6:37	Jalen Williams shooting foul	7	3
6:37	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	7	4
6:37	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	7	5
6:20	Aaron Wiggins misses driving floating jump shot	7	5
6:18	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	7	5
6:07	Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	5
6:04	Christian Braun offensive rebound	7	5
5:59	Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	5
5:56	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	7	5
5:54	Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	5
5:51	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	7	5
5:41	Jalen Williams lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	7	5
5:34	Alex Caruso personal foul	7	5
5:34	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Christian Braun	7	5
5:34	Aaron Gordon offensive foul	7	5
5:34	Aaron Gordon turnover	7	5
5:22	Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	5
5:19	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	7	5
5:06	Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	7	7
4:57	Luguentz Dort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	10	7
4:41	Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	7
4:37	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	10	7
4:33	Alex Caruso makes two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)	12	7
4:22	Russell Westbrook misses layup	12	7
4:19	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	12	7
4:19	Russell Westbrook misses tip shot	12	7
4:18	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	12	7
4:14	Russell Westbrook misses 6-foot two point shot	12	7
4:08	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	12	7
4:02	Aaron Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	7
3:59	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	12	7
3:50	Luguentz Dort personal foul	12	7
3:50	Peyton Watson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	12	7
3:50	Christian Braun enters the game for Aaron Gordon	12	7
3:50	Chet Holmgren enters the game for Luguentz Dort	12	7
3:50	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Jalen Williams	12	7
3:50	Cason Wallace enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	12	7
3:42	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	7
3:42	Thunder defensive team rebound	12	7
3:24	Aaron Wiggins traveling	12	7
3:03	Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot	12	7
2:59	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	12	7
2:58	Aaron Wiggins misses running pullup jump shot	12	7
2:55	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	12	7
2:44	Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	7
2:40	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	12	7
2:25	Chet Holmgren misses 11-foot two point shot	12	7
2:20	Cason Wallace offensive rebound	12	7
2:19	Cason Wallace makes two point shot	14	7
2:03	Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	7
2:00	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	14	7
1:57	Peyton Watson personal foul	14	7
1:57	Thunder Full timeout	14	7
1:57	Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray	14	7
1:57	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Alex Caruso	14	7
1:46	Cason Wallace bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	14	7
1:28	Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	7
1:25	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	14	7
1:16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving floating jump shot	14	7
1:13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound	14	7
1:12	Julian Strawther shooting foul	14	7
1:12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	15	7
1:12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	16	7
59.1	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Jaylin Williams steals)	16	7
47.1	Jaylin Williams bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	16	7
43.1	Jaylin Williams shooting foul	16	7
43.1	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2	16	7
43.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	16	7
43.1	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Chet Holmgren	16	7
43.1	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	16	8
31.2	Isaiah Joe misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	8
29.1	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	16	8
15.2	Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	8
12.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	16	8
4.0	Peyton Watson shooting foul	16	8
4.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2	16	8
4.0	Thunder offensive team rebound	16	8
4.0	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	16	8
4.0	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson	16	8
4.0	Chet Holmgren enters the game for Aaron Wiggins	16	8
4.0	Alex Caruso enters the game for Isaiah Joe	16	8
4.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	17	8
1.0	Nikola Jokic misses 60-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	8
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	17	8
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	8

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1:12

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

2:08

Aaron Gordon pins Chet Holmgren's shot on the glass

0:16

Nuggets
121
Thunder
119

Game 1

5/5

Nuggets
106
Thunder
149

Game 2

5/7

Thunder
104
Nuggets
113

Game 3

5/9

Thunder
92
Nuggets
87

Game 4

5/11

Nuggets
Thunder

Game 5

5/13

TNT/truTV/Max

Thunder
Nuggets

Game 6

5/15

ESPN

Nuggets
Thunder

Game 7

5/18

Ball Arena

3:30 PM, May 11, 2025Coverage: ABC

Denver, CO

Line: OKC -6.5

Over/Under: 227.5

Attendance: 19,995

Referees:
Sean Wright
Tony Brothers
Tre Maddox
Tyler Ford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	68	14	.829	-	W4
Denver	50	32	.610	18	W3
Minnesota	49	33	.598	19	W3
Portland	36	46	.439	32	W1
Utah	17	65	.207	51	L2

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